Process of forming commercial articles



April 26, 1938. J. c. BOWMAN 2,115,249

PROCESS OF FORMING COMMERCIAL ARTICLES Filed April 8, 1956 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIHHIUHIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIllIllIllllms fqrney lao mercial articles, such Patented Apr. 26,V 1938 UNITEDSTATES PROCESS F FORMING COMMERCIAL ARTIcLEs John C. Bowman,

William C. Bowman,

Ocean Park, Calif., assigner to Ocean Park, Calif., and

Ernest Roy, Los Angeles, Calif. Application April 8, 1936, Serial No.73,383

s claims. (c1. i1-'31) This invention relates to a new and usefulprocess and product thereof, and the principal object of my inventionis, to provide a simple and relatively inexpensive process for formingcomas tiling, tops, sides, doors, panels, borders, moldings, pedestals,and supports for use in manufacturing furniture, buildings and forornamenting houses and the like.

With the foregoing objects in view, I form a wooden backing for eacharticle that is faced with lacquer or self-hardening plastic orsemiplastic material that may be colored, tinted and clouded withvariegated colors and which, when dried and hardened, may be polished toa finish, resembling the smooth glaze of porcelain.

. VA feature of the invention consists in providingV the articles withornamental designs, that appear in the polished surfaces, that areformed of metal bars, fixtures and the like that are first secured inthe backings so they form cavities and and around them, that are orself-hardening plastic or semi-plastic material, so the top surfaceislevel with the tops and edges of the metal parts, so the Ametalexposed, will be polished when the surface of the material is polished.

A feature of invention resides in the construction and ornamentation ofthermargnal edges which, in addition to strengtheningthem so they cannotbe easily injured, are greatly enhanced in appearance. t

VOther objects, advantages and features of invention may appear in theaccompanying drawing and detailed description thereof.

In the accompanying drawing which illustrates the invention, Fig. 1 is aplan view of a table constructed in accordance with my invention, atable being one of the numerous commercial things and articles that canbe constructed by my process. Y

Fig. 2 is a side view of the table shown in Fig. 1 with one of the legsbroken away.

Fig. 3 is a central 3 3, Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective View of a table-top showing how thevarious parts are constructed and assembled and the edges protected by achannel iron frame.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional View, illustrating how a spined rolleris utilized to perforate one side of a Wooden backing.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a modied form of mounting the flexiblestrips on the backing member.

Fig. 7 is a fragmental plan view of one of the cross section taken online l ner edges of panels, table-tops, doors and the` like.

In detail, my process consists of forming backings 0f Wood, in propersizes and shapes for the articles that are to be produced. Forillustration, if one of the articles is a table top, the backing will berectangular in form and preferably made of three-ply veneer.

The edges of this as designated by` I4, such perforations made by aspined pressure roller I5 which, by means not with the end portion bentshown but well understood, is actuated to force the spines I6 throughthe top ply of the backing I0.

v The frame II issecured to the backing so it formsja trough like cavitythat is lacquer or a self-hardening terial I'I that is plastic orplastic maforced so compactly in the cavity I4, that it will not crackor the frame when dried. Also,

to a level With the top edge of ,fianges of the angle iron.

then filled with After the material has thoroughly dried, the

top surface and side edges of the table topA I8 are ground down untilthey are substantially smooth and level with the metal edges, afterwhich the top and edges, together with the exposed metal edges of thechannel irons, are highly polished.

As shown in Figs. 1, 4 and 7 to 9, thin flexible strips I9 of metal, ormaterial such as celluloid, bakelite or pyrolin with fixtures 20, can beused to form ornamental designs in the articles; and when so used thestrips are first bent, curved or I0 and secured thereto by driving theteeth into the back, after which theY fixtures are arranged in theirproper places and' secured by their integral nail-like rextensions 22 tothe backing. When so arranged, they form channels between and aroundthem within the trough formed by the edge frame. Y n

It is obvious that the space in the channels and around the fixtures maybe filled with a lacquer or self-hardening plastic or semi-plasticmaterial which, when dry may be polished, together with the exposededges of the Ybars and ends of the fixtures.

1 In additionto the table top I8 being formedV by my process, its sidesbe so formed. The sides 23' and legs 24jmay also 23 are enclosed` by achannel iron frame 25 that has its channel Vfilled with lacqueror aself-hardening plastic or semiplastic material which, when dry may bepolished. Y The legs 24 may have design figures formed on their surfaceby securing flexible strips i9 to them and then filling thespace betweenthem with material I1 which, when; in plastic Vor semiplastic conditionmay the drawing, and polished when dry. Y

Instead of forming the flexible strips with prongs on their lower edgesfand driving said prongs into the backing member, the latter may beprovided with grooves, as designated by Illa, Fig. 6, and the lowerportions of flexible strips ma devoid-of the prongs 2l, are inserted insaid grooves with the upperportions of said strips projecting a shortdistance labovethe surface of the backing. Y

sinks and the like.

VIt is obvious that practically all exposed parts of a piece offurniture'or other structure may be formed by my improved process.

The plastic compound or material used in my improved process, iscompounded so it may be colored and clouded in delicate tints and tonessuitable for obtaining highly artistic effects when used in vfurnishingbathrooms, kitchen cabinets,

Vhile I have shown and described one practical way of practicing myimproved method, it will be understood that said method may be variedslightly in details, Without departing from the spirit of my invention,the scope Yof which is set forth in thc appended claims.V

I claim as my invention:

' 1. The herein described process. of forming commercial articles,consistingV of rstrmaking a wooden backing and forming recesses in onefacethereof, then securing a channel frame to the edges of said backingso a trough is formed surfaces of said dried material its faces, thenvsecuring be rounded, as shown in on its recessed side and a channelformed around the edges. of said backing, then placing self-hardeningplastic material into thetrough and pressing it into the recesses in theface of said backing and also filling the channel around the edges ofsaid backing with said material, then removing the excess material so Yis level with the edge of said frame and flanges of said channel, thendrylng the material and then polishing the exposed together with theexposed edges of said frame.

2. The herein described process of forming commercial articlesconsisting of first making a wooden backing and forming recesses in oneof a channel iron frame to the edges of said backing, so that a shallowtrough is formed on its recessed side and so the flanges aroundv saidframe, then forming a design in said troughby securing straight, curvedand coiled 'flexible'strips andxtures to said backing in a and flangesof thefchannel iron,"then drying Ythe material and then polishing theexposed surfaces thereof.

3. The herein described process of forming colored commercial articlesconsisting of iirst making a wooden backing and forming recesses inY oneface thereof, then securing a channelk iron frame to the edges of saidbacking, so a shallow trough is formed on its: recessed side and also sothat the flanges of said iron are extended out- Wardly to form achannelaround said frame, then forming a design in said trough bysecuring straight, curved and coiled stripsand .fixtures to said backingin a pre-arranged order to delineate the design and form spaces betweenand around said strips. and fixtures, then delivering and Vpressing aself-hardening plastic or semi-plastic material into the trough to llthe spaces between said strips and around said fixtures and also llingthe channel in the frame'with said material, then striking off the'excess material to level it down to the edges' of the frame and flangesof the channel iron, then drying Y then polishing the exposed surfacesthereof.

Jorn; oeowMAN.

, of. said iron extend outwardly to form a channel i the material and j

